# QUESTION: Can I transfer cycles from a cycles wallet to a principal on the cycles ledger?

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-can-i-transfer-cycles-from-a-cycles-wallet-to-a-principal-on-the-cycles-ledger/30250>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-can-i-transfer-cycles-from-a-cycles-wallet-to-a-principal-on-the-cycles-ledger/30250 "2024-05-02T16:56:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![saikatdas0790](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/saikatdas0790/32/17147_2.png) [@saikatdas0790](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/saikatdas0790)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-can-i-transfer-cycles-from-a-cycles-wallet-to-a-principal-on-the-cycles-ledger/30250/1 "2024-05-02T16:56:02Z")

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I am looking at this documentation and this doesn’t clarify this scenario:

> **[Cycles ledger | Internet Computer](https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/getting-started/cycles/cycles-ledger/)**
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> Overview

@Vivienne Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![icme](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/icme/32/4327_2.png) [@icme](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/icme)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/question-can-i-transfer-cycles-from-a-cycles-wallet-to-a-principal-on-the-cycles-ledger/30250/2 "2024-05-02T17:19:39Z")

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The [CycleOps](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/meet-cycleops-proactive-automated-no-code-canister-management-for-the-internet-computer/20969) team has provided a few tutorials on how to:

- [Migrate Cycles from the Cycles Wallet to the new Dfinity Cycles Ledger](https://www.notion.so/cycleops/Using-The-Cycles-Ledger-with-CycleOps-b5d19c2afc784046acf16ab01a1fc2c7?pvs=4#74fe6c7ab41d43728a050cc25d041300)
- [Migrate Cycles from XTC to the new Dfinity Cycles Ledger](https://www.notion.so/cycleops/Using-The-Cycles-Ledger-with-CycleOps-b5d19c2afc784046acf16ab01a1fc2c7?pvs=4#d074814a509640fea018dc071509450e)

as part of our new CycleOps feature allowing developers to [bring their own cycles for canister monitoring and automated cycles top ups](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/bring-your-own-cycles-for-automated-canister-topups-via-the-new-cycles-ledger/29705) on CycleOps.